63% accept no payment of any kind for services. If a fee is charged, it can vary from $5-$75.

A clinic’s primary source of funding is individuals and private foundations.

The average operating budget for a clinic is $175,000.

The average number of hours per week a clinic is open: 20.

The average number of volunteer hours given a year per clinic is 4,200.

In 2011, there was an average 25% increase in demand for services.

65% of the providers in Georgia have a religious affiliation.

ABOUT THE PATIENTS WE SERVE

The uninsured in 90 of Georgia’s 159 counties have access to a charity clinic.

80% of patients have one or more chronic illnesses requiring extensive and ongoing medical care, care coordination, and patient education. The most common diagnosis is hypertension, followed by diabetes.

90% of the patients treated are aged 18-64 years.

Most patients are employed, sometimes holding more than one job.

At an average clinic, the percentage of patients who are: White-40%; African-American-41%; Latino-16%

0.5% of the patients served in charitable clinics are undocumented immigrants. 62% of patients served are 100% FPL.